Browns coach wouldn’t put Russell Wilson in tier with elite quarterbacks

Pettine had caused a stir a day earlier with comments about Wilson’s place in the hierarchy of National Football League quarterbacks, telling Browns beat writers that he doesn’t consider Wilson to be one of the top four.

“Every quarterback that’s ever played is tied for 1”.

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So when he was asked if his next opponent, Russell Wilson is a top tier quarterback, he said no. Pettine then said Wilson’s not at the same level as Brady, Rodgers, Brees and Roethlisberger but said he’s the next level Should Wilson be upset by that comment or be extra motivated?

“Would you put him there with the guys that can transcend their supporting cast?” With Thomas Rawls sidelined for the season, per the team’s website, we now turn to Bryce Brown and Christine Michael, newly signed by the team, per Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times, as the next options for what has proven to be a productive running game in this era of success in Seattle. According to head coach Mike Pettine, the team will “cut it loose”, as Johnny Manziel tries to build off his winning performance against the 49ers. “He’s the flawless quarterback for what they do”.

They also have some good confidence to add with their record too. There’s more to Wilson’s hot streak than him simply playing better: the Seahawks have given up 7 sacks over their last 6 games; they gave up 31 sacks in their first 7 games. To a man, Wilson is likely to be just fine with being grouped with the “next tier” that features some of the best arms in the game. Manziel can’t bank on that type of ground support this week with Seattle entering with the league’s second-ranked run defense, having allowed 59 combined yards on the ground the past two games.

“I don’t worry about that”, Wilson said during Wednesday’s conference call with Cleveland media members. “Ultimately it comes down to winning -that’s all my focus is on and all it ever will be on”. “To sit and take one fragment of what I said…It’s not my job to rank quarterbacks”.

“Everything he’s doing right now, he’s done before, ” said Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin, who has been the main beneficiary of Wilson’s largess, with 30 catches for 515 yards and nine touchdowns over the past five games.

In case you hadn’t noticed, the Seattle Seahawks are pretty much mauling people right now, with six wins in their last seven games.